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100,000 Orbits Later, International Space Station Still Going Strong
Gently bouncing up and down in microgravity aboard the International Space Station, NASA's Jeffrey Williams delivered a message to the people of Earth."Monday, May 16, 2016, at 06:10 at GMT, the ISS...
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Amtrak Engineer Distracted By Radio Before Deadly Derailment, NTSB Says
The National Transportation Safety Board investigation into last year's Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia has concluded that the train's engineer was distracted by radio transmissions before the crash,...
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Pipeline Company Indicted Over 2015 California Oil Spill
Plains All American Pipeline company is facing criminal charges after one of its pipelines ruptured last year, spilling about 140,000 gallons of crude oil that fouled miles of California coastline near...
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Olympic Committee Could Bar 31 Athletes From Rio Games
After retests of samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 31 athletes from 12 countries in six sports could be banned from this summer's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the International Olympic...
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Senate Confirms Eric Fanning, First Openly Gay Leader Of Military Service
The Senate confirmed the nomination of Eric Fanning to the position of Army secretary, making him the first openly gay leader of a U.S. military service.The confirmation comes eight months after...
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Judge Blocks Kansas' Proof-Of-Citizenship Voting Registration Requirement
In the latest development in a long-standing disagreement between Kansas election officials and the federal Election Assistance Commission, a judge in Kansas has ruled that the state can't require...
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WATCH: 109-MPH Winds On Mount Washington Lift Man Off His Feet
Though it's mid-May, warmer, milder weather has yet to make its way up to the 6,288-foot peak of New Hampshire's Mount Washington, as a pair of weather observers can attest.Mike Dorfman and Tom Padham...
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Hundreds Of Families Missing As Landslides Crush 3 Villages In Sri Lanka
More than 200 families in central Sri Lanka were missing Wednesday after massive landslides triggered by torrential rains crushed three villages the night before, the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society...
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Mexico's President Calls For Enshrining Same-Sex Marriage In The Constitution
A day after Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto proposed enshrining same-sex marriage in the traditionally conservative country's constitution, Mexico's Catholic Church said it opposes the move.NPR's...
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Boxing Great Manny Pacquiao Wins Senate Seat In The Philippines
On Thursday, boxing great Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao stood before a cheering crowd and flashing cameras, his arm hoisted above his head. The "people's champion" was a winner once again.Only this time, he...
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Report Says Smoke Was Detected In EgyptAir Plane Before Crash
Updated May 20 at 7:00 p.m. ET Automated transmissions from the missing EgyptAir plane reportedly indicate smoke was detected in a bathroom. The data are among the last bits of information collected...
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'El Chapo' One Step Closer To U.S. After Mexico Approves Extradition
Infamous drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán is one step closer to being extradited to the U.S. after Mexico's Foreign Relations Department said the process could go ahead.A U.S. Department of Justice...
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Nile Crocodiles Found Near Miami, Researchers Confirm
Snakes and lizards and crocodiles, oh my!All of these creatures, which include Burmese pythons and carnivorous lizards, have turned up in Florida in recent years, sparking concerns about possible...
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Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Make Performing Abortion A Felony
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a bill on Friday that would have made it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion.The legislation, which was the first of its kind, as NPR's Jennifer Ludden reported...
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#NPRreads: Take A Tour Of These Three Stories This Weekend
#NPRreads is a weekly feature on Twitter and on The Two-Way. The premise is simple: Correspondents, editors and producers from our newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using...
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An Ode To Vine's Cutest Animals
The Internet is still coming to terms with the fact that Twitter is shuttering Vine, the beloved six-second video-looping app.Vine not only brought together a unique group of young creatives — a "slew...
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Death Of Former Putin Aide In D.C. Now Ruled To Be An Accident
Nearly a year after former Russian press minister and Kremlin insider Mikhail Lesin was found dead in a downtown hotel in Washington, D.C., U.S. authorities have ruled his death an accident and closed...
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Philippines' Foul-Mouthed President Vows To Stop Swearing
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who once called President Obama a "son of a whore," said Friday that God threatened to crash his plane if he did not stop swearing.Speaking to reporters in the...
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Supreme Court Will Hear Case On Bathroom Rules For Transgender Students
The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear a case regarding transgender students' right to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity.The justices will hear the case sometime next...
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Bomb Blasts In Nigeria Kill At Least 9
Two explosions killed at least nine people in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday. The bombs were detonated by suspected suicide bombers linked to extremist group Boko Haram.NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton...
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FBI Head Under Fire For Clinton Email Scrutiny Days Before Election
FBI Director James Comey is facing criticism for turning the agency's attention to newly discovered emails that could be linked to Hillary Clinton, again focusing on the former secretary of state just...
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Baylor Regents Describe Gang Rape, Other Alleged Assault By Football Players
In interviews with the Wall Street Journal, Baylor University regents shared previously undisclosed details of an investigation into the "horrifying" sexual assault allegations against football players...
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Dozens Killed In Scaffolding Collapse At Construction Site In China
Scaffolding at a construction site in eastern China collapsed, killing at least 74 workers.Chinese state media reported it was the country's worst work-safety accident in more than two years.The...
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ISIS Claims Responsibility For Iraq Bombing Targeting Shiite Muslims
Updated at 3:00 a.m. ET Friday:Iraqi officials say the death toll from Thursday's bombing has risen.According to The Associated Press:Iraqi hospital and police officials say the death toll from a car...
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Colombia And FARC Rebels Sign Revised Peace Deal
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Rodrigo Londono, the leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC, signed a new peace agreement Thursday, despite lingering opposition to the...
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The Room Where It Didn't Happen: A Case Of Mistaken 'Hamilton' Identity
Vice President-elect Mike Pence went to see the hit Broadway musical Hamilton last week, setting off a chain of events that lead to a big headache for a small community theater in Montana.At the end of...
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1 Dead In Nevada Wal-Mart Parking Lot Shooting
A man was fatally shot following a dispute in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Reno, Nevada, on Thanksgiving night, police say.The incident began about 6 p.m. on Thursday. Local news station KOLO reported...
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Dylann Roof Declared Competent To Stand Trial In S.C. Church Killings
Dylann Roof, the 22-year-old white man charged with murdering nine black worshippers at a South Carolina church last year, is competent to stand trial on federal hate crime charges, a judge ruled...
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Wisconsin Agrees To Presidential Vote Recount At Third-Party Candidates'...
Updated at 5:55 p.m. ETThe Wisconsin Elections Commission announced Friday that it would hold a statewide recount of the presidential vote. The move was in response to petitions from two candidates,...
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Bei Bei OK! National Zoo's Panda Cub Recovering After Bowel Surgery
The National Zoo's 15-month-old panda cub Bei Bei is recovering after veterinarians performed emergency bowel obstruction surgery Friday.The culprit? "A dense, masticated lemon-sized mass of bamboo,"...
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Mourning, Celebration Follow Death Of Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro, the controversial ruler who took power during the Cuban revolution in 1959 and led his country for nearly half a century, died in Havana, Cuba, at age 90.Castro lived through 10 U.S....
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Pauline Oliveros, Pioneer Of 'Deep Listening,' Dies At 84
Pauline Oliveros, the composer, performer and teacher who developed a theory called "deep listening," died in her sleep Thursday. She was 84.News of her death was first shared by musician Claire Chase...
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Clinton Campaign Says It Will Participate In Recount Efforts
Hillary Clinton's campaign said Saturday it will participate in the recount efforts in Wisconsin spearheaded by Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein. If Stein also pursues recounts in...
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Syrian Government Forces Retake Rebel-Held Areas In Aleppo
In the Syrian city of Aleppo, forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad have established full control of the largest rebel-held district, Masaken Hanano, according to Syria's state news agency.The government...
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People Knowingly Donated $100,000 To Dig A Big, Pointless Hole In The Ground
When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.Cards Against Humanity, the maker of the game of the same name, announced last week it would be celebrating Black Friday by digging a...
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Francois Fillon Wins France's Conservative Presidential Primary
In France's presidential primary election for the mainstream conservative party, Alain Juppé conceded defeat to Francois Fillon. The 71-year-old Juppé congratulated Fillon, 62, on a "wide victory,"...
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Tennis Star Petra Kvitova Badly Injured By Knife-Wielding Attacker
Tennis star Petra Kvitova was badly injured Tuesday morning when a man armed with a knife attacked her at her home in Prostejov, Czech Republic.The two-time Wimbledon champion said she sustained...
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College Football Players' Decisions To Skip Bowl Games Garner Support, Some...
Two of college football's star running backs, Stanford's Christian McCaffrey and LSU's Leonard Fournette, have said they won't play in their respective bowl games, decisions that have prompted some...
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Deadly Explosion Rips Through Fireworks Market Near Mexico City
Updated 5 a.m. ET, Dec. 21An explosion Tuesday at a fireworks market about 45 miles outside Mexico City killed at least 31 people and injured at least 72, according to Mexican authorities. Another 48...
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Dozens Dead In Multiple ISIS Bombings Across Baghdad
Dozens are dead in Baghdad after bombs were detonated across the city on Monday. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the bombings.The death toll from the attacks is still climbing.NPR's Alice Fordham...
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Marching Band's Expected Performance In Inaugural Parade Sparks Controversy
The organizers of President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural parade released a list of the groups who have accepted invitations to perform. Included on the list of 40 groups was the marching band from...
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Obama To Make His Presidential Farewell Address In Chicago
Since George Washington penned his farewell address in 1796, announcing he would not seek re-election and laying out his hopes and fears for the nascent country, presidential farewell speeches have...
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Powerful Storms Leave At Least 5 Dead In Alabama And Florida
At leave five people have been killed after strong storms pummeled the Southeast on Monday.One man in the Florida Panhandle drowned. And four people died in southern Alabama when a tree fell on their...
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Megyn Kelly Is Leaving Fox News To Join NBC News
Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly is leaving the cable network for a role at NBC News.In a statement Tuesday on her Facebook page, Kelly said, "I have decided to end my time at FNC, incredibly enriched for...
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Gun Violence Should Be Treated As A Public Health Crisis, Study Says
Every year in the U.S., more than 30,000 people die from things related to guns.That puts guns ahead of HIV, Parkinson's disease, malnutrition, hypertension, intestinal infection, peptic ulcer, anemia,...
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More Than 150 Inmates Escape After Attack On Jail In Philippines
Armed men reportedly attacked a jail in the Philippines, killing a guard and allowing more than 150 prisoners to escape.The attack took place at the North Cotabato District Jail in Kidapawan, a city on...
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105-Year-Old Cyclist Rides 14 Miles In An Hour En Route To A World Record
Frenchman Robert Marchand set a new world record Wednesday when he cycled 22.547 kilometers (about 14 miles) in an hour — at the age of 105.Wearing a purple and yellow cycling suit, pink helmet and...
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French Court Convicts English Soccer Fans Of 'Racist Violence'
A French court has convicted four British men of racist violence for pushing a black man off the Paris metro as fans chanted, "We're racist, we're racist, and that's the way we like it."The incident,...
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U.S. Defeats Canada To Win Hockey World Junior Championship
Updated at 9:45 a.m. ET on Jan. 6The U.S. beat Canada 5-4 in the gold medal match of the IIHF World Junior Championship on Thursday night in Montreal. The Americans twice rallied from two-goal deficits...
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Renowned Indian Actor Om Puri Dies At 66
Prolific Indian actor Om Puri, who for decades appeared in films all over the world, has died at age 66 in Mumbai.Reports say Puri suffered a heart attack at his home early on Friday.Puri had roles in...
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